Reviews tagging 'Self harm'

Uleczone dusze by Tillie Cole

13 reviews

anovelglimpse's review against another edition

challenging dark sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

The atrocities Flame and Maddie faced as children and adults is horrifying. Reading about it all was really uncomfortable. I was happy they found solace in each other, but as with the last book, I wish there had been some mental health help for them. 

I was happy Cain finally clued into what was really going on in the cult, its teachings, and the falsities being preached. BUT I wish the cult had gone bye bye in the last book. I know it's a big lead up to future books, but my heart and head can only handle reading so much about it. Which is why, this will probably be my last book in the series. At least for a while.  

CW: child physical and sexual abuse, violence, murder, blood, cult/new religious order, kidnapping

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Domestic abuse, Forced institutionalization, Sexual violence, Violence, Homophobia, Medical content, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Rape, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual assault, Death, Death of parent, Incest, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Child abuse, Confinement, Kidnapping, Self harm, Torture, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Gun violence, and Suicidal thoughts

joxeia's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

okay so i was really surprised by how good this book was. i had read book 4 when i just about gave up reading book 2 and thought this one would be the same, but booktok gave me the push i needed and i dont regret it! 

maddie and flame were soooo different from the other couples that it was easy to get into their story. it had so much pain from them both, and it was hard to read what flame went through... i remember i had to stop reading some scenes cause they were very detailed in what happened in his past. 

still, it was a good read, especially now that i can connect what happened with cain that he got to where he was on book 4 😂 so good to finally understand that part 💀

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Murder, Pedophilia, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Child abuse, Cursing, Sexual content, Sexual assault, Violence, Adult/minor relationship, Rape, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Mental illness, and Self harm

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Blood, and Confinement

carall18's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional inspiring mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Cursing, Sexual violence, Self harm, Mental illness, Torture, Sexual content, Physical abuse, Pedophilia, Gore, Panic attacks/disorders, Alcoholism, Blood, Abandonment, Emotional abuse, and Rape

Moderate: Suicide, Grief, Vomit, Murder, Kidnapping, Fire/Fire injury, Death of parent, Gun violence, Forced institutionalization, and Domestic abuse

morganrosereads's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Rape, and Violence

elisa_shae's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

While I know both characters are growing as people

I dislike the constant reminder of how important they are to each other. The constant I’m yours and your mine. While that is a huge theme in these books, I could’ve done with more action/plot rather than the continuous talking of how important they are to each other. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Emotional abuse, Incest, Sexual assault, Child abuse, Cursing, Self harm, Death of parent, Physical abuse, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Rape, Pedophilia, Sexual content, Torture, and Violence

Moderate: Suicide

kodafaith's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

Amazing read, beautiful story, painful topics. All around great book! Maddie and Flame both just break your heart through every page. How badly they have to fight just to accept love and affection is so bittersweet and so worth it in the end.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Self harm, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Death, Violence, Torture, Pedophilia, Mental illness, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Physical abuse, Murder, Incest, Domestic abuse, and Child abuse

Moderate: Cursing, Suicidal thoughts, and Vomit

kristiannaleigh's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Body horror, Child abuse, Confinement, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Incest, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual violence, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Religious bigotry, Self harm, Sexual assault, and Torture

Minor: Death, Domestic abuse, Gore, Abandonment, Alcoholism, Death of parent, Vomit, Child death, Grief, Gun violence, Kidnapping, and Murder

lostinthelandofbooks's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

I adored Maddie and flames story 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Self harm, and Emotional abuse

sweetdee27's review against another edition

dark emotional sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

This is my favorite book of the series so far. It took me by surprise as the main mail character has been built up in the last two books to be completely certifiable and yet this book handled him with such care and depth.

The main female character was such a salve to my soul and the soul of the male mc. 
The story revolved around Flame, a character with what presents as autism and the childhood trauma that broke him, and Maddie, a character with severe childhood trauma of her own at the hands of a religious cult. What is different about this book in comparison to the first two is that Maddie is the one saving Flame and not the male characters saving the female. This story offers redemption.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape

Moderate: Self harm

poppyreadsalot's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm